HR 1564 · 115th Congress · Armed Forces and National Security

VA Beneficiary Travel Act of 2017

Introduced 2017-03-16· Sponsored by Rep. Bergman, Jack [R-MI-1]· House

Bill Progress

Introduced
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Committee
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House Vote
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Senate
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Enacted
Latest: Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee by Voice Vote .(2017-04-27)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] VA Beneficiary Travel Act of 2017 This bill amends the Veterans' Benefits Improvements Act of 1996 to provide that payments for travel and incidental expenses related to disability examinations by non-Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) physicians for veterans applying for VA benefits shall be made from amounts available to the VA for payment of compensation and pensions.…

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